The most expensive shoes in the world
Posted on May 15th, 2007 by shoesense under General
Well, according to Forbes, they’re these Manolo Blahnik alligator boots, at a whopping $14,000.
‘When we’re talking about shoes at $14,000, it’s the materials,’ says Michael Fink, senior fashion director at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York City. ‘Leather and the pattern and type of wood they’re using, the jewels, are the beads hand done, how rare are the feathers–because a lot of shoes with feathers are using feathers that can’t be gathered anymore, from the archives of the couture feather houses. Roger Vivier shoes have a specific curved heel, and the way it is attached to the footbed is very mechanical and difficult, so you’re paying for engineering, too,’ Fink says.
The article is a bit dated, but still interesting. See the rest of the slide show here.
- Friday Shoe History Corner at the V&A Part 2
- Shoe History Corner: Roger Vivier and the Stiletto
- Roger Vivier: Comma and Pilgram Shoe
- The dreaded return of the feather shoes
- Curved heels, anyone?
- Cate Blanchett and the $11,000 shoes
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May 16th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Uhm, I will be showering in these boots…Would never leave my feet
March 1st, 2008 at 9:10 pm
its a shame the most expensive shoes in the world also happen to be the ugliest shoes in the world. and they were made at the expense of an innocent life.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:30 am
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October 4th, 2008 at 5:44 am
The most expensive shoes are the ones that were made by Stuart Weitzman at a cool $2 million known as “Cinderella Slippers”. They were worn by singer Alison Krauss at the 2004 Oscar awards. Then there are the Ruby Slippers in Harrods, London that cost $1.6 million. They have 642 rubies sewn in them. You can read more about these shoes on my blog.
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February 24th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
I am incredibly rich and I could easily buy a pair of shoes that are more than a million bucks. I love money!!!! Shirley is’nt correct. The most expensive shoes in the world are 3 million dollars and Kathleen “Bird” York wore them for the 2006 Academy Awards. I actually have a pair of shoes that are $2,998,760.00
March 5th, 2009 at 1:06 am
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April 18th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
umm those are ugly HA.
July 19th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
that’s not the most expensive shoes, the most expensive shoes is $2,000,000 and has 595 karat. it has a half inch four stiletto heel and was worn by alison krauss.
August 22nd, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Pfft… Ya right. I definately have to agree with kristy and ally jane. First of all, their ugly, second, their made from poor animals and third, their not the most expensive shoes in THE WORLD! Peoples, listen up, if you agree with me, say I. Thanks for reading and AGREEING with my comment. Please post most comment for futur ferences…
-Jen